Celebrities including former Westlife singer Brian McFadden joined Scunthorpe golf legend Tony Jacklin at Forest Pines to mark the 50th anniversary of his Open Championship win (Image: David Haber/Scunthorpe Live)

Golf legend Tony Jacklin returned to Scunthorpe to play a round at Forest Pines today and mark the 50th anniversary of his Open Championship victory.

Jacklin, who now lives in Florida, is one of Scunthorpe's most famous exports and was joined by a number of celebrities to mark half a century since his first Major win in 1969.

In addition to The Open, Jacklin took victory at the US Open in 1970, becoming the first English player in nearly 50 years to win it, and captained the Ryder Cup team between 1983 and 1989 – beating Jack Nicklaus as a non-playing captain.

Speaking to Scunthorpe Live while playing at Forest Pines, he said: "It’s always great to come home.

"I was driving down the A46 yesterday and I saw some of the signs for some of the villages that I haven’t thought of in a long time like Hibaldstow and Brigg – that took me back. I remember going there for Sargeant's ice cream!

"It's been a great day so far, the weather has been kind to us.

"It's a very lovely course here at Forest Pines and the hospitality has been terrific."

The golf day saw plenty of celebrities make the journey to Scunthorpe, with BBC presenter Dan Walker, ex-Olympic athlete Derek Redmond, ex-BBC Sport presenter John Inverdale, former Westlife singer Brian McFadden and ex-cricketer Gladstone Small among those in attendance.

Brian said: "It's an absolute pleasure to be here for Tony – he’s a legend of the game and a great man too.

"This is a cracking course here as well to be fair, I reckon we’re going all right so far. We're the team to beat."

Tony added: "It's very nice to see so many people show up today and be so enthusiastic about coming here, it's always good to see some faces who you haven’t seen in a while.

"I’m looking forward to speaking to everyone here tonight."

Tony will be doing commentary for Sky Sports tomorrow in Liverpool, before heading to Birkenhead on Monday.

To see more pictures from today's golf day, scroll down this page.

Tony Jacklin has celebrated the 50th anniversary of him winning The Open Championship with a golf day at the DoubleTree by Hilton Forest Pines Spa and Golf Resort near Broughton

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Brian McFadden (third left) and his team

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Former jockey Carl Llewellyn (third left ) and his team

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John Inverdale (second left) and his team

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Former tour player Stuart Davies and his team

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Former Leicester rugby player George Chuter (second left) and his team